Boston, Massachusetts
Mapparium Globe
An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.
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Boston, Massachusetts
An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.
Burlington, Vermont
Cryptid lake monster honored with its own monument.
Hancock, Vermont
An ancient glacial pothole waterfall in the heart of the Green Mountains.
Stowe, Vermont
The highest peak in the state of Vermont has some interesting features.
Rutland, Vermont
A beautiful, creepy 19th-century castle stands incongruously in rural Vermont.
Stowe, Vermont
This New England covered bridge is home to the tale of a jilted lover known to haunt the area.
Bellows Falls, Vermont
These mysterious petroglyphs in Vermont reflect a troubled history in the treatment of Native American culture.
Waterbury, Vermont
The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.
Jackson, New Hampshire
The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.
Portland, Maine
The only remaining historic maritime signal station in the United States.
Monhegan, Maine
The steel hull of a wrecked tug rests on Lobster Cove on Monhegan Island’s rocky southeastern shore.
Bangor, Maine
This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.
Freeport, Maine
This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.
Bangor, Maine
The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.
North Little Rock, Arkansas
The Old Mill shown in the opening credits of “Gone With the Wind” is actually fairly new, and was never a mill at all.
Ouray, Colorado
A glimpse of a waterfall is reached by a steel catwalk along a slot canyon located in an Ouray city park.
Breckenridge, Colorado
Isak Heartstone, a 15-foot wooden troll made out of recycled materials.
Denver, Colorado
A home covered with elaborate mosaic and other pieces of art.
Del Norte, Colorado
Unlike most arches, this geological oddity formed in a volcanic dike.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
This grand stone tower was dedicated to a famed American humorist almost by coincidence.
Castle Rock, Colorado
The remains of the dam that unleashed a 15-foot wall of water on Denver.
Creede, Colorado
This once-popular otherworldly landscape was formed by one of the largest volcanic eruptions in history.
Winter Park, Colorado
These decaying bridges 1,000 feet high are a reminder of the skill it took to cross the Colorado Rockies by rail.
Aspen, Colorado
Silver in the hills led to the speedy creation of this boom town and a lack of it saw the town abandoned nearly as quickly.